Fosnavåg
is a town in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the administrative center of the municipality of Herøy. The town is located on the island of Bergsøya, and it includes the Eggesbønes area on the south side of the island.
Fosnavåg is connected to the nearby village of Kvalsund on the island of Nerlandsøya via the Nerlandsøy Bridge to the west. Fosnavåg is connected to the east by a small bridge to the island of Leinøya, which in turn is connected to the islands of Remøya and Runde via the Remøy Bridge and Runde Bridge. The village of Eggesbønes lies south of the town along the shore of the Herøyfjord, just north of the Flåvær islands and the Flåvær Lighthouse. The large island of Gurskøya lies south of Fosnavåg.
On 7 June 2002, the municipal council voted to give Fosnavåg "town status". This means that ships harbored in Fosnavåg can be registered here instead of in other nearest towns like Ålesund and Ulsteinvik. The 3.11 km2 town has a population (2018) of 3,621 and a population density of 1164 PD/km2.
Previously functioning mainly as an important fishing port, Fosnavåg has now become a major home for various maritime companies ranging from fishing to shipping, including ship building. Havila Shipping and Rem Offshore are two of the large companies based here. The municipality's secondary school and the main Herøy Church are both also located here. The newspaper Vestlandsnytt is based in Fosnavåg.
Fosnavåg is connected to the nearby village of Kvalsund on the island of Nerlandsøya via the Nerlandsøy Bridge to the west. Fosnavåg is connected to the east by a small bridge to the island of Leinøya, which in turn is connected to the islands of Remøya and Runde via the Remøy Bridge and Runde Bridge. The village of Eggesbønes lies south of the town along the shore of the Herøyfjord, just north of the Flåvær islands and the Flåvær Lighthouse. The large island of Gurskøya lies south of Fosnavåg.
On 7 June 2002, the municipal council voted to give Fosnavåg "town status". This means that ships harbored in Fosnavåg can be registered here instead of in other nearest towns like Ålesund and Ulsteinvik. The 3.11 km2 town has a population (2018) of 3,621 and a population density of 1164 PD/km2.
Previously functioning mainly as an important fishing port, Fosnavåg has now become a major home for various maritime companies ranging from fishing to shipping, including ship building. Havila Shipping and Rem Offshore are two of the large companies based here. The municipality's secondary school and the main Herøy Church are both also located here. The newspaper Vestlandsnytt is based in Fosnavåg.
Map - Fosnavåg
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Country - Norway
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Norway has a total area of 385,207 km2 and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of 1,619 km. It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the sea coasts; the interior, while colder, is also significantly milder than areas elsewhere in the world on such northerly latitudes. Even during polar night in the north, temperatures above freezing are commonplace on the coastline. The maritime influence brings high rainfall and snowfall to some areas of the country.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| NOK | Norwegian krone | kr | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| FI | Finnish language |
| SE | Northern Sami |
| NO | Norwegian language |
| NN | Nynorsk |